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1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Megakaryocytic differentiation of hematopoietic stem cell by NF-E2 transcription factors.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08670847
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Pediatrics
Research InstitutionHirosake University

Principal Investigator

ITO Etsuro  Hirosaki University, University Hospital Assistant Professor, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (20168339)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TOKI Tsutomu  Hirosaki University, School of Medicine Instructor, 医学部, 助手 (50195731)
Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1997
Keywordsmegakaryocyte / p45 NF-E2 / Nfr1 / Nrf2 / mafK / mafG
Research Abstract

NF-E2 is a heterodimer composed of a lineage-specific subunit p45 and a ubiquitous subunit p18 which belongs to small Maf family. In order to understand the role of NF-E2 transcription factors in megakaryocytic differention of hematopoietic stem cells, we have studied the expression of the transcription factors in purified early hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) induced to unilineage megakaryocytic differentiation in a liquid culture system by reverse transcriptase mediated polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Expression of p45 NF-E2 and its related transcription factors, Nrf1 and Nrf2, was induced during megakaryocytic differentiation. Furthermore, we found that p18 (mafK) and mafG were also induced during megakaryocytic differention using chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) blasts. Especially expression of mafG was induced more abundantly. These results indicated that Nrf1 and Nrf2 as well as p45 play an important role in megakaryocytic differentiation as heterodimers with small Mafs.
We next studied the possibility that Nrf1 and Nrf2 from heterodimers with small Mafs. We construct prokaryotic expression plasmids for mafK,mafG,p45, Nrf1 and Nrf2. Recombinant proteins were purified with Ni-NTA regin and Electrophoretic gel mobility shift assays (EGMSA) was performed. EGMSA showed that small Maf proteins form heterodimers with Nrf1 and Nrf2 and recognize the NF-E2 motif.

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  • [Publications] Toki T, Ito E.et al.: "Abundant expression of erythroid transcription factor p45 NF-E2 mRNA in human peripheral granulocytes." Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun.219. 760-765 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Toki T, Ito E et al.: "Human small Maf proteins form heterodimers with CNC family transcription factors and recognize the NF-E2 motif." Oncogene. 14. 1901-1910 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Onodera K, Ito E et al.: "Conserved structure,regulatory elements,and transcriptional regulation from the GATA-1 gene testis promoter." J Biochem.121. 251-263 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Hirai H, Ito E, et al.: "Effects of thrombopoietin(c-mpl ligand)on growth ofblast cells from patients with transient abnormal myelopoiesis and acute myeloblastic leukemia." Eur J Haematol. 59. 38-46 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Toki T,Itoh J,Kitazawa J,Arai K,Yokoyama M,Igarashi K,Yamamoto M and Ito E.: "Abundant expression of erythroid transcription factor p45 NF-E2 mRNA in human peripheral granulocytes." Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun.219. 760-765 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Toki T,Itoh J,Kitasawa J,Arai K,Hatakeyama K,Akasaka J,Igarashi K,Nomura N,Yokoyama M,Yamamoto M and Ito E: "Human small Maf proteins form heterodimers with CNC family transcripition factors and recognize the NF-E2 motif." Oncogene. 14. 1901-1910 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Onodera K,Yomogida K,Suwabe N,Takahasi S,Muraosa Y,Hayashi N,Ito E,Gu L,Rassoulzadegan M,Engel JD and Yamamoto M.: "Conserved structure, regulatory elements, and transcriptional regulation from the GATA-1 gene testis promoter." J Biochem.121. 251-263 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Hirai H,Shimazaki C,Yamagata N,Goto H,Inaba T,Kikuta T,Sumikuma T,Sudo Y,Ashihara E,Fujita N,Hibi S,Imashuku S,Ito E,Nakagawa M.: "Effects of thrombopoietin (c-mpl ligand) on growth ofblast cells from patients with transient abnormal myelopoiesis and acute myeloblastic leukemia." Eur J Haematol. 59. 38-46 (1997)

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